Can bracing means



June 6, 1950 R. e. HUSSONG CAN BRACING MEANS Filed July 31, 1945 IN V EN TOR.

BYROZMTZ Hizssofly LAW 413 A TTORNEV Patented June 6, 1950 armpit- 1o to :Betersen: Show Case -corpora'tiomofi Nevada & Fixture Company, a

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One of the objects of this invention is to pro- 120 vide very simple-anl'.l inexpensive bracing means for :holdi-ng -suohca-Qcan insafifixedi position when scooping out the ice cream.

One ofthe-. objects.of-. the. invention is to provide apparatus (if this "kind whichis so con-V structe'd that it avoids the use of coil springs, which incidentally-avoids" the necessity ier eenstructingsseatsmwguides -ior "sue-h springs.

"Anotheri bbjeet ef the invention is to provi de bra cing Zn'eans-ef--this-0haracter in which aree silient member in the form of a bar is employed, having inherent capacity for adjustment so that if the force exerted by the bar upon the article or container becomes weakened with use, it can be readily adjusted without the use of special tools to increase the force with which it will press against the article or container for holding it in place.

In its construction the invention, as described in the following specification, includes the use of a resilient bar that engages the side of the article or container that is to be braced and held in a substantially fixed position, and the ends of this bar cooperate with fixed means to engage the same and cause the bar to exert spring pressure against the side of the container that it is holding. And one of the objects of the invention is to construct a relatively fixed holding means or engaging means for the ends of the bar in such a way as to facilitate placing the bar in position, that is, in its working position in which it will exert its pressure against the side of the container.

Further objects of the invention will appear hereinafter.

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In the present disclosure of this invention it is assumed that the casing 3 is wide enough to receive mor than one row of inner containers or cans I and 2, and in applying my invention in such a situation I provide a saddle bar 6 corresponding to each of the cans, and this saddle bar, as illustrated, has a curved body I that is adapted to fit approximately to the curvature of the periphery of the can to which it is applied. In the present instance this body I has integral end portions or shanks 8, and these shanks perform the function of engaging with means cooperating to hold the saddle bar pressed against the side of the can. In the present instance the engaging means for the shanks 8 convex side.

The other dog plate I!) is attached to the adjacent flange of a channel bar 12 that extends transversely within the outer container 3 and preferably is substantially parallelwith its; wall 4.

The ends of the shanks 8 are preferably provided with laterally extending tongues or hooks l3 which assist in preventing the saddle bars from becoming dislodged for any reason, as for example, where the outer containers are transported loaded with cans.

In practice I prefer to have one of the do plates or clips 9 and I extend to a higher level than the other, for example, as illustrated in Figure 2 the clip or dog plate 10 extends to a higher level than the dog plate 9, which is disposed over toward the left side of the outer container. This increased length or height of the dog plate on one side facilitates placing the saddle bars in position because the shank 8 on the side adjacent to the tallest or highest dog plate In can be engaged with that dog plate first; after which the shank 8 at the opposite side would be pressed toward the forward wall 5 of the outer container to a point above and adjacent to the dog plate 9, whereupon the bar would then be shoved down bodily toward the bottom H! of the outer container until the ends of the shanks 8 are seated respectively on the web of the Z bar I I and on the upper face or web of the channel l2.

It is obvious also that if the can body has sufficient stifiness and resiliency it may supply sufficient spring effect to make it unnecessary to have any substantial amount of resiliency in the saddle bars or in the dog plates.

If the saddle bars tend to lose their holding effect after considerable use, their holding power can be restored by applying a bending force against the middle of their curved bodies on their This will straighten the bar 4 somewhat which will renew its "follow up" holding eflect.

It will be noted that the walls such as the wall 5 against which the cans are pressed, operate as relatively fixed means for opposing and resisting the pressure exerted by the bars. While it is convenient to use the wall 5 for this purpose, it is obvious that such fixed means might consist of a, stop or short post projecting up from the bottom of the outer container to engage the side of the clamped can.

Many other embodiments of this invention may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim as my invention:

Bracing means for holding an article such as a container in a substantially fixed position within an outer casing having side walls including a first wall, and a second wall disposed substantially at right angles to the first wall, said bracing means including a saddle bar to engage a portion of the periphery of the article on a side thereof substantially opposite to said first wall, engaging means on the interior of the second wall for engaging the end of said bar on the side thereof remote from the first wall, exerting pressure reacting against the resilience of the bar, a transverse fixed bar within said outer container disposed in a plane transverse to said first named bar, and substantiall parallel with the second wall, and engaging means on the fixed bar for engaging the other end of said saddle bar, both of said engaging means being located so that when the saddle bar is engaging the inner container the pressure of the engaging means causes the bar to press itself against the side of the container to force the same against the said first wall.

ROBERT G. HUSSONG.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,708,231 Moore et al. Apr. 9, 1929 2,117,992 Pool May 17, 1938 2,215,511 King Sept. 24, 1940 2,283,813 Kreiling May 19, 1942 

